ROYAL Fremantle, established in 1905, is one of the few golf clubs that still occupies it’s original site and as such the course has grown and been developed more-so than planned and has had significantly less major earthworks than modern bush land courses.
Like Royal Melbourne, the course can be tamed on a still day, but when the prevailing sea breeze, colloquially called the "Fremantle Doctor" arrives, after midday, only the best swings survive.
Royal Fremantle is not long by modern standards. But in keeping with the original intentions to provide a Club for all players and to encourage participation in the sport, Royal Fremantle is not about providing a championship venue for professional tournament play to be utilized once a year.
The course is well maintained with clearly defined Kikuyu fairways that are amongst the best all year round in the country.
The tee boxes are tidy and the Bent grass greens are deceptively quick. However, when a shot goes astray the penalty is fair and there is always a chance to manufacture a shot from under the trees to get the ball back into play.
Royal Fremantle has also been shown to be able to develop players the equal of anywhere with Australian Amateur and Open Champion, Craig Parry, two-times winner on the USPGA Tour, multiple Australasian Tour Winner, and Presidents Cup Representative, Greg Chalmers and Champion Amateur golfers Dennis Bell, Glenn and Peter Carbon, Minjee Lee and Oliver Goss amongst those who have graduated through the Club's junior programs.
State final SCHEDULE AND FORMAT
Date: 23rd March 2015
Registration opens: 7:00AM
Tee Time: 8:00AM
Results and Presentation: 2:00PM
Competition Format: Individual stableford
Tees: TBC for men and TBC for ladies
Inclusions: Golf, lunch after play and chance to qualify for the national final at Bonville Golf Resort
Price: Golf Link Mates members $TBC, Non-Mates members $TBC
ANY GOLFER THAT BELIEVES THEY HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE FINAL AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED EITHER EMAIL OR PHONE CONFIRMATION PLEASE CONTACT BRETT FOLKES AT brettf@golflink.com.au
ANY GOLFER THAT HAS NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS STATE FINAL THAT WOULD LIKE TO STILL PLAY ON THE DAY CAN PLAY, BUT ONLY PLAY SOCIALLY. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO BOOK PLEASE CONTACT BRETT FOLKES AT brettf@golflink.com.au
COURSE DETAILS
Par: 72
Length: 6,168m
National Ranking: N/A
Course Designer: Arthur Oliphant & Peter Anderson
Year Opened: 1905
No. Race Events: N/A
LOCATION AND CONTACT DETAILS
Address: 359 High Street, Fremantle, WA 6158
Phone: (08) 9335 3866
Email: general@rfgc.com.au
Web: www.royalfremantlegc.com.au/
